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so we are heading toward yet another fiscal cliff, this one over the debt ceiling and really no end in sight as to how it will be resolved. >> kristen, thank you so much. i want to bring in msnb contributor, jared bernstein, jumping off point of where kristen left off with the potential conon formation of jack lew. jack lew would be a new player in this mix, because we have got the same old players. do you think that he could help break the chemistry experiment? >> well, he has been playing in the same sand box for a while. he has been negotiating deals since he was the director of the office of management and budget which is of course, at the heart of fiscal deals before he became the president's chief of staff. he has a long history of closing pretty complicated fiscal deals including things like the budget control act which is essentially running the government right now. so, i don't think that having jack in the mix hurts the prospects at all. if anything, he is a tough negotiator and he has been successful in the past. what is going to have to happen here, unless you want to start
so we are heading toward yet another fiscal cliff, this one over the debt ceiling and really no end in sight as to how it will be resolved. >> kristen, thank you so much. i want to bring in msnb contributor, jared bernstein, jumping off point of where kristen left off with the potential conon formation of jack lew. jack lew would be a new player in this mix, because we have got the same old players. do you think that he could help break the chemistry experiment? >> well, he has been...
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the same thing happened with the debt ceiling fight and the fiscal cliff. you cover congress. why does everything get dragged out to the very last second? >> well, i think you just answered your own question. we're dealing with congress, and congress loves to wait for the last minute. we saw that with the debt ceiling debate from a couple years ago. we saw that with the fiscal cliff issue where we actually went over the cliff for several hours before congress came in, you know, late at night and early in the morning and voted on a deal. this is going to go, once again, up to the wire -- down to the wire, and, you know, some people are even suggesting that the sequester will hit before congress actually acts. >> now, this week we heard that the president has his highest approval rating since 2009. it seems the worst congress looks, the better he looks. how could that affect gun control reforms and immigration reform? >> there was an interesting poll that came out in "usa today" just yesterday showing that largely the american public agrees with the positions that the president
the same thing happened with the debt ceiling fight and the fiscal cliff. you cover congress. why does everything get dragged out to the very last second? >> well, i think you just answered your own question. we're dealing with congress, and congress loves to wait for the last minute. we saw that with the debt ceiling debate from a couple years ago. we saw that with the fiscal cliff issue where we actually went over the cliff for several hours before congress came in, you know, late at...
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issues and the debt ceiling. just a matter of minutes ago actually dan pfeiffer, one of the top aides to the t president put out a note that politico breaux this morning where they said that house republicans were considering, among other things, default or possibly a government shutdown. some of the dramatic steps that the republicans of the house are considering. pfeiffer referred to that specifically today saying just another reason -- just one more way that house republicans could make themselves even less popular than they already are right now. we have a pretty good sense of what we're going to hear the president say when it comes to the debt ceiling and fiscal issues. jay carney sort of telegraphed these statements during the briefings last week, the last one was on wednesday where he said, and i pulled up the notes to get it right. he said there are only two options to deal with the debt limit. congress can pay its bill or fail to act and put the nation into default. the line in the sand was clearly drawn
issues and the debt ceiling. just a matter of minutes ago actually dan pfeiffer, one of the top aides to the t president put out a note that politico breaux this morning where they said that house republicans were considering, among other things, default or possibly a government shutdown. some of the dramatic steps that the republicans of the house are considering. pfeiffer referred to that specifically today saying just another reason -- just one more way that house republicans could make...
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ceiling with fiscal drops. it looks like a ho-hum event to wall street as it looks to the market. am i oversimplifying it and once the sequester kicks in, the market will move in any way, shape or form. >> at some point, chris, i don't know, three, four weeks ago the market learned to stop worrying and loved the sequester. i don't know if it's love the sequester, but certainly in itself, the sequester is not a fiscal cliff. it's not a debt ceiling show down and it's not a government shutdown. just to add to what greg said. that 0.6% of gdp probably will cost 500,000 to 700,000 jobs which is meaningful and the problem is not the sequester itself, chris. the other things that have happened. there have been other things that the government has done. remember the fiscal cliff debate. they have raised the payroll tax back up and they did some spending cuts and that combination of things that probably dooms us to say sub 2% growth this year. so, people may not feel it next week, but it should probably show up and a l
ceiling with fiscal drops. it looks like a ho-hum event to wall street as it looks to the market. am i oversimplifying it and once the sequester kicks in, the market will move in any way, shape or form. >> at some point, chris, i don't know, three, four weeks ago the market learned to stop worrying and loved the sequester. i don't know if it's love the sequester, but certainly in itself, the sequester is not a fiscal cliff. it's not a debt ceiling show down and it's not a government...
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of course, they're going to have to deal with the debt ceiling, the fiscal cliff and the all in the comes months. >> kristen, we look at the optics of this, the inner circle being all white men. what is the tone in washington especially since was the obama coalition that got obama in for a second term? >> well, look, the white house is kernel getting criticism over this issue, especially from women's advocacy groups who are saying there aren't enough women in the top positions at the white house. the white house playing defense on this issue. jed jay carney asked about this saying that diversity is an important issue for the president but he's also choosing especially in these top spots, the people he believes he will work best with, best for the job. there are also reports 0 out that 43% of the appointees here at the white house are in fact women. that's actually an increase if you look at the bush administration. although not as high as the clinton administration. but they are certainly coming under some criticism. for the way in which this cabinet is shaping up. >> nbc's kristen welker
of course, they're going to have to deal with the debt ceiling, the fiscal cliff and the all in the comes months. >> kristen, we look at the optics of this, the inner circle being all white men. what is the tone in washington especially since was the obama coalition that got obama in for a second term? >> well, look, the white house is kernel getting criticism over this issue, especially from women's advocacy groups who are saying there aren't enough women in the top positions at...
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, the debt ceiling. he would, if necessary, pass a measure that raised the debt ceiling with democratic votes. remember, he did that with the fiscal cliff deal. he did it with sandy relief, hurricane sandy relief, the violence against women reauthorization. he's done it before. i think him signaling he would do it again is a very clear sign to the white house and senate democrats he wants some sort of deal. now the question is can he gets one that gives boehner enough credibility to go back to his conference and say, see, i got this. >> is there enough republican support, moderate republican support to try to give him the the backing that he needs to put something on the floor? >> you know, i think there would be, andrea. i think he can put it on the floor. the concern, a lot of people say, look, he can hold a vote now on clean continuing resolution. that is technically true. you have 20 republican members in support of it with what we would expect the 200 block of democrats in support of it. that would
, the debt ceiling. he would, if necessary, pass a measure that raised the debt ceiling with democratic votes. remember, he did that with the fiscal cliff deal. he did it with sandy relief, hurricane sandy relief, the violence against women reauthorization. he's done it before. i think him signaling he would do it again is a very clear sign to the white house and senate democrats he wants some sort of deal. now the question is can he gets one that gives boehner enough credibility to go back to...
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seeing the hits they took in 2011 over the debt ceiling fight over the fiscal cliff battle and trying to reorganize their strategy here. >> was there some polling conducted or was there something else that acted as an impetus? was there some sort of epiphany in williamsburg? >> in williamsburg, their own republican pollsters presented their numbers and headlines are more popular right now than republicans in congress. >> you don't need a pollster to tell them what happened in the last couple of months with their reputation and the divisiveness among the caucus that's been very well publicized. >> the white house has responded to this proposal by calling it, quote, a terrible way to run the country and the president has a hard line stance of not negotiating on the debt ceiling. do we think that the white house takes this deal or do we think that the white house pushes back and says no, we don't want three months. we want six months, we want a year, what do you think the white house response will be? >> i'll see how they're going to react to what the house puts forward and see how many
seeing the hits they took in 2011 over the debt ceiling fight over the fiscal cliff battle and trying to reorganize their strategy here. >> was there some polling conducted or was there something else that acted as an impetus? was there some sort of epiphany in williamsburg? >> in williamsburg, their own republican pollsters presented their numbers and headlines are more popular right now than republicans in congress. >> you don't need a pollster to tell them what happened in...
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with the debt ceiling, the fiscal cliff. all of these, you know, warnings. dire consequences if we don't get something done. and when we go over the cliff, nothing happened. i think ken is right. until the american people feel it, they're not going to believe it. i was under the impression that, you know, congress is going to use this month between now and when the furloughs are supposed to hit on april 1st as this gives them the air that they need to work out a deal and then get it done before the real hammer hits. to hear ken say he doesn't think something happens before april 15th maybe then the american people see that this just isn't, you know, washington playing games or playing kabuki theater for the fun of it or just plain politics but real world consequences for the inaction here in washington. >> zachary, the president said for every month that the sequester does not get fixed, the toll on the economy will get worse. expected to take at least 5/10 of a percent, a total. 750,000 jobs. that's what the president and economists said, as well. you tyke
with the debt ceiling, the fiscal cliff. all of these, you know, warnings. dire consequences if we don't get something done. and when we go over the cliff, nothing happened. i think ken is right. until the american people feel it, they're not going to believe it. i was under the impression that, you know, congress is going to use this month between now and when the furloughs are supposed to hit on april 1st as this gives them the air that they need to work out a deal and then get it done before...
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debt ceiling extension, but keep the government shut down. >> well, speaker john boehner knows he would like to have the republicans just pass a cleaner extension on the debt limit. he may have to go to leader nancy pelosi and get democrats. one thing that democrats are pushing for behind scenes and leader nancy pelosi met with -- >> okay, this is key, i want people to understand the math here. he can afford to lose about what? 18 votes, am i right? on anything he brings to the floor, right? >> that is exactly right. he starts off with 233, but really he is dealing to 150 or 90 loyalists who are probably going to be with him on any deal. >> so if he loses 70 on a clean debt ceiling, he has to make up 60 of the 55 from the democrats, which means they can extract the price, am i right about that? >> that is exactly right, the president signals his willingness to do a short-term extension, if nancy pelosi follows along that path, john boehner may be able to get the votes. >> what should we make of the tea party reaction to the ryan op-ed today, he comes out. you get all of this back lash t
debt ceiling extension, but keep the government shut down. >> well, speaker john boehner knows he would like to have the republicans just pass a cleaner extension on the debt limit. he may have to go to leader nancy pelosi and get democrats. one thing that democrats are pushing for behind scenes and leader nancy pelosi met with -- >> okay, this is key, i want people to understand the math here. he can afford to lose about what? 18 votes, am i right? on anything he brings to the...
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the fiscal cliff is a lot less scary than the debt ceiling. so i don't think the republicans are quite as crazy as they were back in 2011. and i think the president has decided he has stated unequivocally he will not hold back on this. >> i want to turn to hillary clinton and the people who have been making claims and accusations that she was faking illness in order to avoid testifying about benghazi. here's a sample. take a listen. >> i'm not a doctor, but it seems as though that the secretary of state has come down with a state of benghazi flu. >> and this is a diplomatic illness to beat the band. >> you had a good line. hillary has severe benghazi allergy. >> i've been doing a lot of work on that, investigating. she is the first reporter of the case and it's a severe one. >> let's see the medical report on that. >> we now know doctors discovered a blood clot. an apology is expected. do you think one will be forthcoming? >> i think the republican leadership should apologize. will it be forthcoming? i doubt it. but what i -- >> if anything th
the fiscal cliff is a lot less scary than the debt ceiling. so i don't think the republicans are quite as crazy as they were back in 2011. and i think the president has decided he has stated unequivocally he will not hold back on this. >> i want to turn to hillary clinton and the people who have been making claims and accusations that she was faking illness in order to avoid testifying about benghazi. here's a sample. take a listen. >> i'm not a doctor, but it seems as though that...
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now we've got debt ceiling all over again. one of these points -- i thought the ideal time for obama to do this would have been the fiscal cliff because i thought that was the softest -- none of these deadlines are pretty, but that was the softest deadline you could possibly have. clearly public opinion was going to be on obama's side if we went over there. maybe he could have gotten -- he would have had more leverage if he got over that date, but i think the good news to the extent there's good news here is you are hearing republican voices. you play gingrich, but i'm hearing republicans in the house right now who are talking more in terms of making the continuing resolution, funding the government, making that the point where they make their stand on spending cuts and not the debt ceiling, so if it's the debt ceiling and the consequence is default, it's catastrophic. it's across the board. if it's the continuing resolution and the deposit shuts down for a few days. s we've been down that road before. clinton and gingrich can
now we've got debt ceiling all over again. one of these points -- i thought the ideal time for obama to do this would have been the fiscal cliff because i thought that was the softest -- none of these deadlines are pretty, but that was the softest deadline you could possibly have. clearly public opinion was going to be on obama's side if we went over there. maybe he could have gotten -- he would have had more leverage if he got over that date, but i think the good news to the extent there's...
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that shape the debt ceiling fight for republicans? >> it's everything to them in terms of they feel as it was pointed out before that they didn't get the spending cuts they wanted. they see the debt ceiling coming up in the early couple of months of the year here as an opportunity for leverage to get those spending cuts that they didn't just get. the president of the united states says he's not going to play ball on that. he may unilaterally raise the debt and may lower the debt and there are a few options on the table so we'll have to see how that plays out. >> do you think he might invoke the constitution to prevent congress from holding him hostage? >> we have to see. the white house pretty much shut that down in december and november when there were discussions of possibly doing that especially when liberal democrats were suggesting he should do it and he had proposed and it was quickly shut down the possibility of being able to do this in the future without congressional approval and that was shut down not only by republicans, bu
that shape the debt ceiling fight for republicans? >> it's everything to them in terms of they feel as it was pointed out before that they didn't get the spending cuts they wanted. they see the debt ceiling coming up in the early couple of months of the year here as an opportunity for leverage to get those spending cuts that they didn't just get. the president of the united states says he's not going to play ball on that. he may unilaterally raise the debt and may lower the debt and there...
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this is worst than the fiscal squabbling and the debt ceiling. you know why? the stakes are higher. we're talking human lives. those little baby angels. let's try in their memory to figure something out if stead of hurling epithat's and talking about impeaching the president and imperial presidency and all this crap. tonight i hope we'll do that. we have the president of the naacp, we have nationally syndicated lars larson and congresswoman nan hayward. i'm not opposed to types this bill. cheap shots squabbling is wrong. this is a national tragedy. we need to do something about it. ben, may i begin with you. >> sure. >> what is your position on the president's view and do you believe that if he got what he wants, it would have stopped the awful heinous tragedy at sandy hook in newtown, connecticut which is right next door to where i live? >> we're very supportive of a whole lot that's in this bill. and it's clear that this would have made it harder to get these sorts of guns in the first place, harder to buy the high capacity clips, harder for a person who was unstable, you talk abo
this is worst than the fiscal squabbling and the debt ceiling. you know why? the stakes are higher. we're talking human lives. those little baby angels. let's try in their memory to figure something out if stead of hurling epithat's and talking about impeaching the president and imperial presidency and all this crap. tonight i hope we'll do that. we have the president of the naacp, we have nationally syndicated lars larson and congresswoman nan hayward. i'm not opposed to types this bill. cheap...
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ceiling, fiscal cliff, when it comes time to do the right thing, the rational thing, the sensible thing, they don't do it. >> not so much with that. all right, you guys. thank you to maria teresa kumar, jonathan capart,thank you. it was great to have you. >>> instead of singling out a handful of states to protect voting rights, maybe it is time to expand the voting right to every state. you are watching "disrupt" on msnbc. because she's got other things to stress about. ♪ go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. since aflac is helping with his expenses while he can't work, he can focus on his recovery. he doesn't have to worry so much about his mortgage, groceries, or even gas bills. kick! kick... feel it! feel it! feel it! nice work! ♪ you got it! you got it! yes! aflac's gonna help take care of his expenses. and us...we're gonna get him back in fighting shape. ♪ [ male announcer ] see what's happening behind the scenes at ducktherapy.com. [ pizza dodging man's mouth ] ♪ ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] [ male announcer ] fight pepperoni heartburn and pepperoni breath fast with tums fr
ceiling, fiscal cliff, when it comes time to do the right thing, the rational thing, the sensible thing, they don't do it. >> not so much with that. all right, you guys. thank you to maria teresa kumar, jonathan capart,thank you. it was great to have you. >>> instead of singling out a handful of states to protect voting rights, maybe it is time to expand the voting right to every state. you are watching "disrupt" on msnbc. because she's got other things to stress about....
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we'll tell you about it coming up and we begin with the next fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling in a letter to the president yesterday. senate majority lead are harry reid and other top democrats urged the president to take any lawful stps to protect the u.s. from defaulting on its debt and bypassing congress if necessary. is the president ready to invoke the constitution's 14th amendment. it's the big question, nbc news' kristen welker joins me. i understand you have a highlighter in your hand to display the seriousness of what it would mean to invoke the 14th amendment. >> the 14th amendment is very complicated. i want to make sure i'm covering my basis to give everyone a quick explainer of what it is and it goes to the post-civil war era and it is in the expansive rights of the civil war and there is a part of it that deals with the nation's did not and that's where this highlighter comes in. and it states, quote, the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. that is the part of the 14th amendment that those senators that you just referenced are seizing on
we'll tell you about it coming up and we begin with the next fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling in a letter to the president yesterday. senate majority lead are harry reid and other top democrats urged the president to take any lawful stps to protect the u.s. from defaulting on its debt and bypassing congress if necessary. is the president ready to invoke the constitution's 14th amendment. it's the big question, nbc news' kristen welker joins me. i understand you have a highlighter in your hand...
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-- the debt ceiling limitation. >> the answer is none, michael. when i heard the president said that, i thought good luck with that. >> right. >> the one thing that this republican-dominated congress has proven over the last four years that it can do is nothing. but we had two points of leverage. they had to deal with the sequester and they had to deal with things like the estate tax and upper -- and taxes on the wealthiest. so we gave away those two face cards, if you will. i don't think we got anything in return that's going to matter over the long-term because we set ourselves up for situation where the only questions being asked is what programs are we going to cut and how deeply. i don't think that the majority in the house leadership really cares that much about the full faith -- i shouldn't say the leadership, but in the majority of house republicans care about jeopardizing the full faith and credit of the government. some of them are almost giddy when we went into the crisis last year. and certainly they have no intention of postponing thi
-- the debt ceiling limitation. >> the answer is none, michael. when i heard the president said that, i thought good luck with that. >> right. >> the one thing that this republican-dominated congress has proven over the last four years that it can do is nothing. but we had two points of leverage. they had to deal with the sequester and they had to deal with things like the estate tax and upper -- and taxes on the wealthiest. so we gave away those two face cards, if you will. i...
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the fiscal cliff, the debt ceiling, the continuing budget resolution. everything is used as a bargaining chip to get their way in this very ideological way. you said you don't doubt the congressman's sincerity on deficit reduction. i do. when you look at the fact that he didn't vote for the fiscal cliff deal. if you're talking about deficit reduction from raising revenues, he's not on board at all. he only wants to see it come from cuts. so it's a specific piece of ideology that he is coming from. i think it's abhorrent to use something like disaster relief as a chip to get your way. >> richard, they're also threatening government shutdown. are there any boundaries to some -- and these are not all republicans, but these extreme republicans when it comes to their ideology no matter who it hurts? >> they blinked last time they got to the point of default. and thank goodness. the credit rating went down. and the cost of borrowing to this country on the very deficits they cared about, they went up. so there's not a whole lot of sense here. there's a lot of
the fiscal cliff, the debt ceiling, the continuing budget resolution. everything is used as a bargaining chip to get their way in this very ideological way. you said you don't doubt the congressman's sincerity on deficit reduction. i do. when you look at the fact that he didn't vote for the fiscal cliff deal. if you're talking about deficit reduction from raising revenues, he's not on board at all. he only wants to see it come from cuts. so it's a specific piece of ideology that he is coming...
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year and a measure to raise the nation's debt ceiling. now these are people that are customarily supportive of conservative or right-wing causes. why would threy write that. >> unfortunately, the extremist community isn't moved at all by the pressure you could flormly count on to put this to the side. the problem right now is less the ted cruises and bachmans. it's the moderates who should know better but refuse to eschew the extremists. let me make one more comment. you can't even guarantee that you'll be able to pay your creditors if we fail to raise the debt ceiling. because it's very easy to imagine a day, and that's all it takes, for the cash flow to be too low to pay the creditors. all this is phony and dangerous. >> let me raise to you a champion of those guys and what he had to say in 1985 about the debt ceiling debate. listen to though. >> never before in our history has the federal government failed to honor its financial obligations. to fail to do so now would be an outrage. and the congress must understand this and bear full r
year and a measure to raise the nation's debt ceiling. now these are people that are customarily supportive of conservative or right-wing causes. why would threy write that. >> unfortunately, the extremist community isn't moved at all by the pressure you could flormly count on to put this to the side. the problem right now is less the ted cruises and bachmans. it's the moderates who should know better but refuse to eschew the extremists. let me make one more comment. you can't even...
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by july, the republicans forced the first ever debts ceiling crisis in american history. by september they were threatening another government shut down. by april the next year more threats from republicans of another government shut down. by december, republicans were pushing us over the fiscal cliff. by january, republicans were talking about forcing another crisis before they backed down, but now they have caused a government shut down, at wrong last. and this is not an accident. we are deep into year three of them running the house. and in year three of them run, the house we've had zip from them in terms of law or policy. and we are at seven and counting when it comes to can't keep the lights on failures of basic governance. and that is not a mistake. that is how they planned it. in september 2010, a few weeks before those mid term elections where the house republicans won back majority, a republican congressman from georgia spoke to a conservative audience at a christian event, and he exhorted them that they were going to need their support when the republicans shut
by july, the republicans forced the first ever debts ceiling crisis in american history. by september they were threatening another government shut down. by april the next year more threats from republicans of another government shut down. by december, republicans were pushing us over the fiscal cliff. by january, republicans were talking about forcing another crisis before they backed down, but now they have caused a government shut down, at wrong last. and this is not an accident. we are deep...
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cliff and they're talking about the debt ceiling and, possibly, shutting down government. >> yes, they are, reverend al. and this is what remains scary. when you have people merely committed to blocking. they're not committed to building. they're not committed to building a stronger middle class and help people out of poverty or any of that, that, you know, frankly, republicans in my childhood participated in some of those things. they were excellent on civil rights, for example. there was a time when the two parties could work together to get things done. when you have nihilists to take us over the cliff or hit the debt ceiling or default on obligatio obligations, then the party, even the majority party, is in a tough position. we don't want to play chicken with the economy. the president made a deal, even as you said, because he wanted people to continue on with their insurance. if we care about people and the outcomes, it makes it hard to hold a firm line, but the president has to. and i think he has to make the crazy people in the republican party the problem of the republican part
cliff and they're talking about the debt ceiling and, possibly, shutting down government. >> yes, they are, reverend al. and this is what remains scary. when you have people merely committed to blocking. they're not committed to building. they're not committed to building a stronger middle class and help people out of poverty or any of that, that, you know, frankly, republicans in my childhood participated in some of those things. they were excellent on civil rights, for example. there...
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we know about the confirmation hearing issues and then the fiscal, the debt ceiling which is fast approaching as well. >> definitely that dance card is getting filled up pretty quickly so early in the year and he hasn't even been inaugurated. also in that article, senator marco rubio preparing his own version of the d.r.e.a.m. act. he discussed how republicans could face some pushback from latinos because of their stance on immigration reform. he said this, quote. we are going to have a struggle speaking to a whole segment of the population about our principles of limited government and free enterprise if they think we don't want them here, alluding to those who might benefit from the d.r.e.a.m. act. so republicans have their own pr campaign to conduct with latinos on immigration reform, but how is the president going to combat republicans who want to see a more piece meal approach as we move forward here? >> reporter: i think we've seen the way the president has handled other recent challenges from his republican opposition when you consider just the fiscal cliff hanger as it were with campa
we know about the confirmation hearing issues and then the fiscal, the debt ceiling which is fast approaching as well. >> definitely that dance card is getting filled up pretty quickly so early in the year and he hasn't even been inaugurated. also in that article, senator marco rubio preparing his own version of the d.r.e.a.m. act. he discussed how republicans could face some pushback from latinos because of their stance on immigration reform. he said this, quote. we are going to have a...
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. >> you never get a clean debt ceiling raise. >> yes, you should. >> that's not a question of whether you should. but historically it's not been the case. >> mitch mcconnell proposed it two years ago and we passed it. but let me say this on the budget. we democrats have always intended to do a budget this year. for two reasons. first, it is not true that we haven't had budget control in effect over the last several years. the budget control act of 2011 put rigid spending cuts that are in effect -- that were in effect last year. we cut $1 trillion. we didn't like it. it was much more of a republican type proposal than ours. in effect, it expires this year. so we need a budget. but second, it's going to be a great opportunity for us. because in our budget that we will pass, we will lift tax reform, which many of my republican colleagues liked, but it will include revenues. it's a great opportunity to get us more revenues to help in part deal with sequestration and deal with the issue of -- >> but senator schumer, the reality is the president is willing to throw the long ball on this big
. >> you never get a clean debt ceiling raise. >> yes, you should. >> that's not a question of whether you should. but historically it's not been the case. >> mitch mcconnell proposed it two years ago and we passed it. but let me say this on the budget. we democrats have always intended to do a budget this year. for two reasons. first, it is not true that we haven't had budget control in effect over the last several years. the budget control act of 2011 put rigid...
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it looks like we could hit that debt ceiling if a few weeks again. >> tracie potts, thank you very much. >>> house speaker john boehner has come under fire for his handling of the fiscal cliff talks and for postponing the sandy aid talk last week. we asked if the country would be better off with someone else as speaker? >> the hard right with the money machine and with the way they control the messaging and even their wing of the media has such a grip on this party that i'm afraid it's going to take a while before the republicans themselves come to their senses. i don't think it's the person who's there. boehner, by all reports, is more moderate than just about anyone else in that leadership, more mod ran than kantor or mccarthy or paul ryan. but any one of them right now is sort of almost a slave to this group of hard right people. and when you talk to those -- that group, not only are they totally out of the mainstream, they don't listen. >> the rachel maddow airs here on msnbc. >>> john boehner is reportedly fighting to regain his party's respect by promising to end one-on-one negoti
it looks like we could hit that debt ceiling if a few weeks again. >> tracie potts, thank you very much. >>> house speaker john boehner has come under fire for his handling of the fiscal cliff talks and for postponing the sandy aid talk last week. we asked if the country would be better off with someone else as speaker? >> the hard right with the money machine and with the way they control the messaging and even their wing of the media has such a grip on this party that i'm...
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president obama needs to move forward with plans to avoid the next fiscal crisis, the debt ceiling. he is not worried about engaging with a fractured gop. the president is going right back to you, the american people. the white house getting after it. put on their website, publishing the facts sheet. what this tax deal is all about. the details were shared on the president's massive e-mail list. the white house also released a video where the president explained his strategy of tax cuts and deficit reduction. >> so instead we're solving this problem in several steps. last year we started reducing the deficit through $1 trillion in spending cuts. and the agreement we reached this week will reduce the deficit even more by asking the wealthiest 2% of americans to pay higher taxes for the first time in two decades. so that's progress. >> president obama handled this showdown much the same way he handled other standoffs in his presidency. he knows that progress comes step by step, not all at once. here is one major step. remember the bush tax cuts? they're all gone. they expired on the l
president obama needs to move forward with plans to avoid the next fiscal crisis, the debt ceiling. he is not worried about engaging with a fractured gop. the president is going right back to you, the american people. the white house getting after it. put on their website, publishing the facts sheet. what this tax deal is all about. the details were shared on the president's massive e-mail list. the white house also released a video where the president explained his strategy of tax cuts and...
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now republicans dealing with fiscal cliff and debt ceiling and sequestration -- the average family in this country lives with debt. quite a bit of that. they do not look at that as a bad thing. it is what enables them to own a home. to send a kid to college. to buy a car. to start a business. to have a credit card that lets them go out to dinner once or twice a month. go on a family vacation. i do not think that makes them take. it makes them live their lives responsibly. they have jobs. to say, that is a four letter word. you can't turn that into chileans. his whole thing about job creators, that is fine. republicans on that space now. later contentment cannot most americans right now are neither job creators nor job seekers. the vast majority of households in this country are jobholders. not job creators. what was the message exactly? i do not know, and i paid attention. i know what the message should be to them. my household has two or three jobs, we are not worried about losing our jobs. the jobs bill longer enough. when you are a kid and your father had a job, it was enough. then
now republicans dealing with fiscal cliff and debt ceiling and sequestration -- the average family in this country lives with debt. quite a bit of that. they do not look at that as a bad thing. it is what enables them to own a home. to send a kid to college. to buy a car. to start a business. to have a credit card that lets them go out to dinner once or twice a month. go on a family vacation. i do not think that makes them take. it makes them live their lives responsibly. they have jobs. to...
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cliff and debt ceiling, poverty is expanding. 50 million in poverty. food insecure, unemployed, and the disparity keeps growing, plus an impact of violence. so those issues must be confronted in this second go-round. >> how does the president go about doing that? i made the point in the last, before the last break that the president, at least at that point, had both houses of congress under his belt with a democrat majority. he doesn't have that anymore. can he put forward legislation, ideology, issues to help reduce that polarization? >> you know what, lyndon johnson opened up the war on immigration in appalachia. most poor people are white, female and young, and black and brown hunger hurts. 50 million, these people are malnourished, homeless or wandering. they're unbankable, therefore they're driven into expensive loan arrangements. they are poor. they cannot send their children to school. they cannot dream. 50 million more very close to them, this impact of growing poverty and racial polarization and violence is a hell of a combination, and i would
cliff and debt ceiling, poverty is expanding. 50 million in poverty. food insecure, unemployed, and the disparity keeps growing, plus an impact of violence. so those issues must be confronted in this second go-round. >> how does the president go about doing that? i made the point in the last, before the last break that the president, at least at that point, had both houses of congress under his belt with a democrat majority. he doesn't have that anymore. can he put forward legislation,...
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this deal also does nothing about the debt ceiling. so unfortunately, we'll be back in a few months about another deal. on new year's eve, let's kind of put that aside for now. >> well, see you in a couple of months then, economist jared bernstein, thank you so much, happy new years to you. you are watching "msnbc," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to our breaking news coverage of the fiscal cliff deal from capitol hill. lawmakers in the white house have reached a tentative deal the avert the across-the-board tax increases, and huge spending cuts regarding the sequester. joining us is the host of "politics nation," the reverend al sharpton. thank you for taking time out of your new year's eve. and i'm sure that this is a subject of great interest to you. >> no, it is a very much -- of a concern to me. and one of the things that i'm very happy about if this deal is voted in, is that people that are depending on unemployment insurance will be spared. i think that people must remember that there were hundreds of thousands of peopl
this deal also does nothing about the debt ceiling. so unfortunately, we'll be back in a few months about another deal. on new year's eve, let's kind of put that aside for now. >> well, see you in a couple of months then, economist jared bernstein, thank you so much, happy new years to you. you are watching "msnbc," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to our breaking news coverage of the fiscal cliff deal from capitol hill. lawmakers in the white house have reached...